What is WTC.EXE?
WTC.EXE detected as Program.Unwanted.2349.
What is PUP? PUP is crapware.
WTC.EXE have several types of unwanted behaviour:
- Displaying popup ads.
- Hijacking your browser.
- Infecting your desktop shortcuts, etc.
- Inserting ads to the web pages.
WTC.EXE can redirect your browser search, collect your personal information and sell it for advertising.
WTC.EXE is usually hard in removing. Some people could not find uninstall program for WTC.EXE in the Control Panel.
Sometimes WTC.EXE uninstaller does not work.
How WTC.EXE got on your computer?
Usually you got WTC.EXE with as part of a bundle with another tool you downloaded from the Internet. Since WTC.EXE manufacturer pays software developers for distributing WTC.EXE within their applications, WTC.EXE is often included as part of the installer.
Usually, you have not only one WTC.EXE problem, but a bunch of similar WIN32:PUPs.
Technical Information:
- Full path on a computer= %PROGRAM FILES%\WIN TONIC\WTC.EXE
- VirusTotal Testing Results= 1/67
- MD5= 931538E1308145757222BCD4DB797027
- File Description= Win Tonic
- File Internal Name= wtc.exe
- Company Name= pctonics.com
- File Version= 1.0.0.7
- Legal Copyright= Copyright c pctonics.com 2017
You have 2 ways to remove WTC.EXE:
Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?
- You know only one virus name: "WTC.EXE", but usually you have infected by a bunch of viruses.
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Here’s how to remove WTC.EXE virus automatically:
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So it was much easier to fix such problem automatically, wasn't it?
That is why I strongly advise you to use UnHackMe for remove WTC.EXE redirect or other unwanted software.
How to remove WTC.EXE manually:
STEP 1: Check all shortcuts of your browsers on your desktop, taskbar and in the Start menu. Right click on your shortcut and change it's properties.
You can see WTC.EXE at the end of shortcut target (command line). Remove it and save changes.
In addition, check this command line for fake browser's trick.
For example, if a shortcut points to Google Chrome, it must have the path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.
Fake browser may be: …\Appdata\Roaming\HPReyos\ReyosStarter3.exe.
Also the file name may be: “chromium.exe” instead of chrome.exe.
STEP 2: Investigate the list of installed programs and uninstall all unknown recently installed programs.
STEP 3: Open Task Manager and close all processes, related to WTC.EXE in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.
STEP 4: Inspect the Windows services. Press Win+R, type in: services.msc and press OK.
Disable the services with random names or contains WTC.EXE in it's name or description.
STEP 5: After that press Win+R, type in: taskschd.msc and press OK to open Windows Task Scheduler.
Delete any task related to WTC.EXE. Disable unknown tasks with random names.
STEP 6: Clear the Windows registry from WTC.EXE virus.
Press Win+R, type in: regedit.exe and press OK.
Find and delete all keys/values contains WTC.EXE.
STEP 7: Remove WTC.EXE from Google Chrome.
STEP 8: Remove WTC.EXE from Internet Explorer.
STEP 9: Remove WTC.EXE from Mozilla Firefox.
STEP 10: And at the end, clear your basket, temporal files, browser's cache.
But if you miss any of these steps and only one part of virus remains – it will come back again immediately or after reboot.
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